Week 3 Learning Journal

Section 1: Creating Points on a Map & Building a Geodatabase

Tutorial name(s) and link(s):

Symbolize Your Data

Labeling Your Map

Simple Map Layout

Make a Layout

Insight: Appropriate application of symbols and annotation is essential to building a good map that can effectively share the information in your data and provide answers to questions and/or spark meaningful insights.

Screenshot(s):

Symbolize Your Data

Symbolizing Data

Labeling Your Map

Labeling a Map

Make a Layout

Building a Layout

New Tools and Processes: The goal is to record information on the tools you learned and why that tool was used in the given situation. (The number of new tools and processes you include will change from week to week. Strive to have a minimum of 5; include as many more than 5 as will be helpful to you in the future.)

NEW Tool/Process	Tool/Process Results	Purpose
List of the new tools or processes introduced in this Professional Learning new.	Describe the results including whether it adds data to the geodatabase. When helpful to you, include a mini-screenshot.	Explain the reason this tool or process was used in this situation.
Symbology Properties	Add effects to using the structure tab within properties in symbology	Adjust visual layers to allow more effective communication of data
Symbol layer Drawing	Found in main tab of symbology pane	Allows adjusting of layer draw type and order when a layer has multiple symbols
labeling	Right click layer in contents pane	Clearly explicit importation of a file to a specific location
label Properties	Position, Fitting strategy, and class	Adjustment of label placement, text size and specification of labeling rules from SQL
Map Frame Activation	layout tab	Allows adjustment of positioning and viewpoint of a selected map frame.
Dynamic Text	‘Insert’ tab, graphics and text group	Creates a dynamic element for the map that can contain a mix of static and tag references text

Answers to questions when applicable (e.g., Week 8)

Section 2: Data Sources

Knowing where to find and download geospatial data can be a big challenge. In this section, list the internet data sources that you use during the semester and any others that you encounter on your own.

• Data Portal

Section 3: Class How To’s

In this section include documents provided in class (e.g., how to prepare a table for use in GIS, how to georeference) or notes about a specific tool you learn about that’s not part of the assigned topics.

Tip: When building contours, always use the original DEM (Digital Elevation Model)

Tapered river effect